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  • Filmmaker has TV doc shown

    FILMMAKER Tom Greenidge, originally from All Cannings, will have his work broadcast on television for the first time. He has produced, directed and edited a documentary called DIY: Words, Sound & Power, following the lives of four inspirational

  • Soccer star set to coach Calne schoolboys

    Former professional footballer Marvin Brown will launch a football academy course at the John Bentley School, in September. The course, for boys who have achieved five A* to C in their GCSEs, will be run by Mr Brown who has played for Bristol City

  • Devizes woman celebrates her £2k win of furnishings

    Devizes wildlife expert Jennie Harrison can look forward to a bright new living room after winning our competition for £2,000 worth of furniture and soft furnishings. Mrs Harrison, who lives with her husband Bill in Roundway Gardens, Devizes, collected

  • Kington Langley stables work turned down

    Building work done to Steinbrook Stables on Swindon Road, Kington Langley has had retrospective planning permission refused. Wiltshire Council said: “The building is needlessly and excessively large, bearing no reasonable relation to the host dwelling

  • Plans blow for Urchfont cottage extension

    A PLAN to extend and improve a cottage on the Urchfont Manor estate has been withdrawn after the owners of the manor raised strong objections to it. The proposals to add an extension to Fiddlers Cottage, a thatched Grade II listed building that

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: We will be better

    BLUEBIRDS captain Alan Griffin predicts Chippenham Town won’t be in for another Jekyll and Hyde campaign next season. The striker, who scored his 15th goal of the season against Bashley last weekend, claims his club have a distinct plan for the

  • County stable staff pick up honours

    Three stable staff from Marlborough have won awards at the tenth Godolphin Stud and Stable Staff Awards, which took place at the Jumeirah Carlton Tower Hotel in Knightsbridge this week. Tony Gorman and Maxine Ledger, both from Richard Hannon’s

  • RUGBY: Long week of hurt

    MARLBOROUGH coach Chris Budgen says his players are chomping at the bit to right the wrongs from last weekend’s Junior Vase failure. Marlborough’s dreams of a Twickenham appearance were shattered as they were thrashed 40-0 by Gloucester outfit

  • Flash return for Chippenham wrestler

    Brad Taylor will return to his hometown next month, in a role his friends and teachers never thought possible ... a wrestling star. Brad Flash, as he is known in the industry, is bringing the theatrical flips and slams of American wrestling show

  • BOXING: Joe steps it up next time out

    JOE Hughes is ready to play the long game as he prepares for his first ten-round fight in April. The 23-year-old light-welterweight is set for his next contest, which could still be for a Masters title, at the Errol Johnson-promoted bill at the

  • Pewsey Primary School becomes academy

    A string of successes at Pewsey Primary School has prompted the decision by the governing body to convert it to an academy. It follows a consultation with parents, staff and local agencies and school governors hope the school will be an academy

  • DUATHLON: Coleman burns off his rivals with Chilly triumph

    WORLD champion James Coleman triumphed at last weekend’s Castle Combe 9Bar Chilly Duathlon as he continues his preparations for a big year of competition. Coleman, from Westwood near Trowbridge, won gold in the 25-29 age group at the last year’

  • JUDO: Adam thrilled to go on national service

    TEENAGER Adam Bolwell is hoping that he’s on the path to an international future after earning his first-ever call-up to the England cadet squad. The 16-year-old, who lives in Trowbridge and is a member of Devizes Budo Club, received notification

  • BOXING: Emeralds’ Johnny is in sparkling form

    EMERALDS Boxing Club coach Martin Lathbury is hoping that teenager Johnny Ward can make a big impact on the National Schoolboy ABA Championships after reaching his age group’s 52kg Western Counties final. The 13-year-old Emeralds boxer, who lives

  • Victims of Beyonce ticket fraud urged to contact police

    More than 100 victims of a Beyonce ticket scam are being urged to get in touch with British Transport Police. Detectives are investigating the scam in relation to recent concerts at the Phones 4U Arena in Manchester. Detective Constable Mike

  • How you can help Gazette's Give us a chance appeal

    You can help our Give us a chance appeal by organising anything from a cake stall to getting your friends to sponsor you for some weird and wacky trial, such as sitting in a bath of beans. Or go down the tried and trusted route of raising money

  • RUGBY: Pittams’ sorrow as visitors’ dream dies

    MARLBOROUGH skipper Jamie Pittams issued an apology to his side’s travelling fans after they crashed out of the National Junior Vase at Longlevens last weekend. Marlborough were sent packing with their tails between their legs as they slipped to

  • Devizes canoe race put on water watch

    ORGANISERS of the Devizes to Westminster canoe race, due to set off from Devizes Wharf on Good Friday, are closely watching water levels along the 125-mile race route. Other canoe races along the Kennet and Avon Canal have been cancelled due to

  • FOOTBALL ROUND-UP: Wakey, wakey, says Rawlings

    TREVOR Rawlings says his Corsham Town side have to learn to put together a full 90-minute performance to ensure that they aren’t caught cold again. Corsham were forced to come from 3-1 down to rescue a point against local rivals Warminster Town

  • Cheers as county says no to homes at Milbourne

    Residents in a village near Malmesbury are celebrating after plans for a small housing development, which raised road safety concerns from residents, was rejected by Wiltshire Council. The authority was inundated with objections from people over

  • THE TERMINATOR: Fisher’s the king at Pewsey

    MORE than 400 hardy competitors braved the wet and windy Pewsey and Milton hills on Sunday as they took on this year’s gruelling Terminator race. A total of 439 runners pounded the ground in last weekend’s latest edition of the challenging 12.2

  • Seend farmer pins hopes on solar plan

    Seend farmer Mark Newman says having solar panels on his land will help to safeguard his business. He wants to build a 20-acre solar park on four fields at Rew Farm but neighbours are concerned at the growing number of solar park planning applications

  • Devizes Opportunity Centre gives each child the best chance

    Devizes Opportunity Centre was set up in 1978 by a group of parents with children with special needs who wanted help for their children and support for themselves. Today it is a registered charity with premises in Bellevue Road, Devizes and a satellite

  • CHIPPENHAM TOWN: Collier making plans for Aaron

    MARK Collier thinks more regular game-time at Chippenham Town would be the best thing for Aaron Oakley’s development. The Swindon Town defender’s loan at Hardenhuish Park expired on Wednesday but Collier is pursuing a further extension for the

  • Northern Lights spotted over Devizes

    Climatic conditions last night made the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, visible all over Britain and it was even spotted at Roundway Down, near Devizes, by photographer Pete Glastonbury and his daughter Sammy. Mr Glastonbury said: “There has

  • Little Mya's aunt steps out to help Give us a chance appeal

    A woman whose niece spent her first five months in hospital, after being born weighing just 1lb 6oz, will run the Bath Half Marathon on Sunday to support Devizes Opportunity Centre. Wiltshire Council employee Kate Macey, 32, has previously fundraised

  • Devizes nightclub initiates entry cut-off time

    The bar manager at the Corn Exchange has agreed to bring forward the entry time for customers to help police crack down on violence in Devizes town centre. Starting from Saturday the last time people can enter the Corn Exchange will be 1am, instead

  • Family fun to support Devizes Opportunity Centre

    A family which runs a transport firm in Devizes is helping to put our appeal on the right road by holding a summer fun day. The Hams family has more reason than most to support Devizes Opportunity Centre as the grandchild of founders Paul and Hilary

  • HOCKEY: Devizes’ goal rush maintains challenge

    DEVIZES maintained their five-point at the top of the Davis Wood League Central One division with a 9-0 victory over Sidmouth. The breakthrough came from a Roger Edwards drag-flick and two deflections from Josh Bond quickly added to the total.

  • Mayor sets up talent showcase

    IF you have a talent for performing then Devizes Mayor Pete Smith wants to hear from you. Coun Smith is holding a show called Mayor’s Got Talent, on the lines of Britain’s Got Talent, and is encouraging talented performers to enter. The event is

  • Charity jump to say thanks

    Widower John Slater has pledged to raise hundreds of pounds with a sponsored skydive to raise money in aid of Dorothy House Hospice, in memory of his late wife Lynn. The former Army mechanic will take to the skies above Wanborough, near Swindon

  • Calne jam sessions will be tribute to girl

    Drummer Simon Hanson is launching the first of several monthly jamming sessions at The Wheatsheaf Inn, Calne, in memory of 11-year-old Jade Randall. Jade, a pupil at St Nicholas School, Chippenham, died at Naomi House in 2012 after battling several

  • Calne campaigners take fight to appeal direct

    Residents fighting against plans for 125 houses and a care home at Marden Farm in Calne have presented their views at an appeal hearing to a Government planning inspector. The appeal against refusal of planning permission by developers Gleeson